Bechtel v. Fitness Equipment LLC

Case No. 1:19-cv-00726

United States District Court for the Southern District of Ohio - Western Division

If you purchased a Sole Treadmill, you may be entitled to benefits from a class action Settlement.

Important Dates

June 27, 2022 — Requests for Exclusion From the Settlement Must Be Received By This Date

June 27, 2022 — Objections to the Settlement Must Be Postmarked By This Date

July 26, 2022 — Claim Forms Must Be Submitted Online By This Date or Received By This Date if Submitted By Mail

September 21, 2022 at 9:00 a.m. ET — Fairness Hearing

YOUR LEGAL RIGHTS ARE AFFECTED BY THIS SETTLEMENT WHETHER YOU ACT OR DON’T ACT:

SUBMIT A CLAIM FORM

Deadline: July 26, 2022

Submitting a Claim Form is the only way to be eligible to receive any benefit under this Settlement.

EXCLUDE YOURSELF

Deadline: June 27, 2022

Excluding yourself, or "opting-out," is the only option that allows you ever to be part of another lawsuit against Sole about the claims resolved by this Settlement. If you exclude yourself from or opt out of this Settlement, you will not be able to get any benefits from it.

OBJECT

Deadline: June 27, 2022

Mailing an objection is the only way to notify the Court that you are unhappy with any aspect of the Settlement. You cannot object to the proposed Settlement unless you are a Class Member.

APPEAR AND BE HEARD AT THE FAIRNESS HEARING

Deadline: June 27, 2022

You must file a Notice of Intention to Appear with the Court if you wish to speak at the Fairness Hearing.

GO TO THE HEARING

Deadline: September 21, 2022

You may attend the hearing, but you do not have to do so. The Court will hold the Fairness hearing at 9:00 a.m. on September 21, 2022, at the Potter Stewart U.S.Courthouse, Room 716, 100 East Fifth Street, Cincinnati, OH 45202.

DO NOTHING

If you are a Class Member and do not submit a Claim Form by July 26, 2022, you will not receive any benefit from the Settlement and you will give up your right to ever be part of another lawsuit against Sole regarding the legal claims resolved by this Settlement.

If you have any questions about the Notice, the proposed Settlement, or your eligibility to participate in the Settlement, please DO NOT contact Sole Fitness or its legal counsel. All questions should be directed to the Settlement Administrator (see the Contact Us page). You may also contact Class Counsel.

1 All capitalized terms used in the Notice that are not otherwise defined herein shall have the meaning provided in the Class Action Settlement Agreement and Release dated January 28, 2022 ("Settlement Agreement"), which is available on Important Documents page for this lawsuit.